Johnny has spent most of his career as either an internal technical consultant or manager on numerous ICT projects for corporations within the oil and gas industry. After completing an assignment in September 2001 as a project manager while living in the southwest of France, Johnny remained there to provide his services as an independent consultant to various startup companies, local governmental agencies and a nearby university (UPPA). For various reasons, Johnny and his wife Mary (a professional puppeteer and oil painter who grew up in Asia, she has also acquired a CAP in patissier, glacier, chocolatier and confiseur) returned to the United Stated in November 2003, where they now live on a horse ranch located a few miles southeast of Seattle. There he continues to operate as an independent consultant for his own business, ITGS (itgs.home.comcast.net), in collaboration with virtual partners in the EU and in North America.
The Smart Technology for a Smarter Business Program is a highly practical training curriculum that enables small business owners and managers to build smarter businesses with technology. Unlike traditional training experiences that focus on either technology or business, the program targets the integration of both. Multi-faceted, innovative, and experiential, the program addresses 19 different business topics, in 5 different languages, and includes case scenarios, virtual entrepreneurs, technology demos and activities, facilitated discussions, and computer-based simulations. It introduces up-to-date technologies in the marketplace that are accessible worldwide.
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